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The Lockheed Martin F-117a Nighthawk Profile
Official Name : Lockheed Martin F-117a Nighthawk
Mission : Surgical strikes on fortified or hard to reach targets with pinpoint accuracy.
Built : 1981 (First Production) and 59 aircraft were built
Built by : Lockeed's Skunk Works
First Flown : July 18th, 1981 at Groom Lake
Location Aircraft is Based or Commonly Found At : Nellis AFB, Beale AFB, Edwards AFB, Aviano AFB, Andrews AFB, Tonopah Test Range, Area 51, George AFB, Holloman AFB and King Khalid AFB
History :
Associated With : Lockheed Martin Corporation, Ben Rich, Kelly Johnson, Groom Lake Interceptors, Jim Goodall, Area 51, Tonopah Test Range and Nellis AFB Bombing and Gunnery Range
References :
Miscelaneous : The world's first pure stealth aircraft.
Power Plant : Two General Electric F404 engines
Length : 65 feet, 11 inches (20.3 meters)
Height : 12 feet, 5 inches (3.8 meters)
Weight : 52,500 pounds (23,625 kilograms)
Wingspan : 43 feet, 4 inches (13.3 meters)
Speed : High subsonic
Range : Unlimited with air refueling
Armament : Internal weapons carriage
Unit Cost : $45 million
Crew : One
Date Deployed : 1982
Inventory : Active force, 54; ANG, 0; Reserve, 0
Aspect Ratio about 4.3
Wing Area 1,140.00 sq. ft ( 105.9 m2 )
Frontal Radar Cross-section ( 0.01 to 0.001 m2 )
Propulsion Two General Electric F404-GE-F1D2 non-afterburning engines
Engine Thrust 10,800 lb. ( 48.04 kN )
Empty Weight 30,000 lb. ( 13608 kg )
Max. Take-off Weight 52,500 lb. ( 23814 kg )
Max. Ordnance Load 5,000 lb. ( 2268 kg )
Max. Speed, clean Just short of Mach 1
Max. Operational Speed 650 mph ( 1045 km/h )
Range with Max. Load 690 miles ( 1112 km )
Typical Weapon Load Two GBU-27 2,000 lb. ( 907 kg ) hardened laser guided bombs
Weapons Carried : GBU-12 500 lb. ( 227 kg ) and GBU-10 2,000 lb. ( 907 kg ) laser guided bombs. GBU-27 2,000 lb. ( 907 kg ) hardened laser guided bombs. Two AIM-9 Sidewinder air-air missiles. AGM-65 Maverick and HARM anti-radiation missiles.
Combat Performance in Operation Desert Storm
Number of F-117A nighthawks Available 36 then 42 after Day 9 of the War 1/26/91
Number of Sorties 1,271
Days of Campaign 43
Total Combat Flight Hours 6,900+
Average Mission Length 5.4 hours
Total Bombs Released 2,040
GBU-27 2000 lb (907 kg) 739
GBU-10 2000 lb. (907kg) GBU-12 500 lb. (227kg) 1,301
Number of Hits Claimed 1,677
Range of Miss Distances for 360 of the claimed bomb "hits" 1.6 m to 164.5 m
Range of Miss Distances for the 70 identified misses. 3.2 m to 178.1 m
Number of Misses Identified 70
Number of Hits Confirmed 1,140
Total Tonnage Dropped 1,990
1 Loss Over Serbia
Damage None
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